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Author Khemka, Nitya

Title Social Development and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia
Published Milton : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (251 pages)
Series Routledge Research on Asian Development Ser
Routledge Research on Asian Development Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of contributors; Preface: Through the looking glass: Sustainable development in South Asia; Foreword by Dr Rajiv Kumar; 1. The unfinished MDG agenda and SDGs; Introduction; Context and rationale of the MDGS and SDGS in South Asia; Unfinished agenda for the MDGs: Making a case for SDGs; An ex post facto critique of the MDG framework; Conclusion; Bibliography; 2. SDGs in South Asia: Progress, challenges and the way forward; I. Progress towards SDGs in South Asia
II. Public action: requirements and constraintsIII. The external environment; IV. Conclusion; References; 3. SDGs in Bangladesh: Promises, prospects and opportunities; Introduction; Bangladesh and the Human Development Index (HDI); Service delivery of HDI dimensions; Social development in the context of poverty alleviation and economic growth; The institutional structure of poverty alleviation in Bangladesh; Bangladesh government and SDGs; Conclusion; Bibliography; 4. Where does India stand on the Sustainable Development Goals?: Progress and challenges; 1. Introduction
3. Progress towards SDGs4. Institutional structure; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgement; Notes; References; 5. Sustainable Development Goals in Nepal: Prospects and challenges; 1. Introduction; 2. Progress in Sustainable Development Goals; 3. Unequal Reach of Development; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6. SDGs in Pakistan: An analysis; Introduction to SDGs in Pakistan; Progress, challenges, and the way forward on SDGs in Pakistan; Status in Pakistan, challenges, and the way forward; Conclusion; References; 7. 'Leave no one behind': South Asian perspectives on achieving gender equality
IntroductionGender equality as a crosscutting goal; Constraints in measuring progress: Paucity of gender-disaggregated data in South Asia; SDG 5 in South Asia; Future policy pathways; Notes; 8. Reporting of South Asian countries on the SDGs at the global level: Experiences, challenges and way forward; Acknowledgements; 1. Reporting mechanisms for strengthening SDG implementation; 2. The role and effectiveness of the HLPF as the global platform for reporting on SDG national implementation; 3. Reporting from South Asian countries at the HLPF: Overview of preparations and key findings of reports
Commonalities between SDG implementation in the four countries4. The way forward in the context of the upcoming review of the HLPF; References; 9. Towards a policy agenda for achieving SDGs in South Asia; 1. Introduction; 2. Making sense of SDGs in the South Asian context; 3. Towards a policy agenda for SDG achievement in South Asia; 4. Accessing means of implementation for finance and technology; Concluding remarks; Note; References; 10. South-South cooperation in South Asia to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals; 1. Introduction
Notes 2. Main areas of cooperation with high potential benefits
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
SUBJECT South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. fast (OCoLC)fst00631844
Subject Sustainable development -- South Asia
Sustainable Development Goals
South Asian cooperation.
Social conditions.
South Asian cooperation.
Sustainable development.
SUBJECT South Asia -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Subject South Asia.
Form Electronic book
Author Kumar, Suraj
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